Larry May (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Charles May[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton Coldfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Warren | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1983 | Leicester City | 187 | (12) |
| 1978 | → New England Tea Men (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Barnsley | 122 | (3) |
| 1987–1988 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | (3) |
| Total | 368 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lawrence Charles May (born 26 December 1958) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender, making over 350 career appearances.
Career
[edit]Born in Sutton Coldfield, May played for Warren, Leicester City, New England Tea Men, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1][3][4][5]
May was signed by Leicester City after playing youth football in Birmingham, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17.[6] He suffered an injury and was sent to American team New England Tea Men for experience, but suffered a further injury whilst there.[6] He turned professional the year before Gary Lineker, with Lineker being tasked with cleaning May's playing boots.[6] May scored the only goal of the game as Leicester beat Leyton Orient to win the Second Division championship.[6] He moved to Barnsley in August 1983 after losing his place in the first-team following a suspension.[6] The transfer was for Barnsley's then-record fee of £150,000.[7]
Honours
[edit]Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Larry May". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Larry May at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "NASL-". www.nasljerseys.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ "Former Player Remembers: Larry May". www.lcfc.com.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 146.
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Leicester City F.C. players
- New England Tea Men players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Men's association football defenders
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Footballers from Sutton Coldfield
- English football defender, 1950s birth stubs